September 23, 2022
The appeals court rules that the Madoff trustee is entitled to summary judgment together with prejudgment interest at 4%.
September 22, 2022
The length and the effects of the pandemic were capable of being ‘anticipated’ and therefore provide no reason for modifying a fixed fee under Section 328(a).
September 21, 2022
8th Circuit , Minnesota ,
When disbursement depends on subsequent court approval, the transfer still occurs beforehand when the deposit was made in custodia legis.
September 20, 2022
The transferee of a claim doesn’t have standing to object to recording the transfer of a claim to it on the claims docket, Judge Garrity says.
September 19, 2022
Following the Model Rules and erecting ethical screens allows adversary lawyers to date and marry.
September 16, 2022
Foreign creditors not subject to ‘specific personal jurisdiction’ in the U.S. can violate the automatic stay with impunity.
September 15, 2022
Saving Revlon’s bank $500 million, the Second Circuit holds that the law of restitution allows a bank to recover payments made mistakenly when the recipient had no right to receive the payment.
September 14, 2022
Absent a good excuse for misfiling a complaint, the bankruptcy court properly dismissed a complaint as untimely.
September 13, 2022
Being removed from an official committee doesn’t harm the former member’s pecuniary interests and therefore doesn’t confer appellate standing.
September 12, 2022
Not reaching the merits, the Ninth Circuit nonetheless vacated a BAP decision because the case became moot during the appeal.